The Hardening Of Pharaoh's Heart Analysis
1.0 Introduction
The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart has been a theme of debate among biblical scholars and commentators for centuries. This theme raised theological issue that are in the narrative of the early chapters of the book of Exodus; to whether God has determine Pharaoh’s actions or is Pharaoh’s freedom of self-control is self-possessed until the end. However, this stubbornness of Pharaoh would seem to develop a case of power struggle between them sovereignty of God and a human leader. In some aspect, it would seem as if Pharaoh’s resistance was of his free will and in other aspect, it became an ultimate device by God. …show more content…
However, on examining the theological issue raised the arguments would seem to be inconsistent in many ways where there are views that Pharaoh hardened his own heart and also that God was the ultimate cause of this hardening. The Exodus account of the hardening clearly stated that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart (Ex 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17) and that Pharaoh hardened his own heart on three occasion (Ex 8:15,32; 9:34). These views reflect to whether Yahweh was the ultimate cause from the beginning or did Pharaoh’s obstinacy and stubbornness was the cause of his heart been hardened? or was the heart of Pharaoh was already hard? Still most scholars and commentators would seem to agree on the purpose of divine sovereignty was at work in relation to the plaque narrative and Pharaoh’s lack of knowledge of Yahweh. Although, there are no real consensuses among scholars and commentators that Yahweh has intervene in Pharaoh’s choice. Most Christians and believers seem to debate these issues to why God hardened the heart of Pharaoh’s and did Pharaoh have a choice in the matter from first
The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart has been a theme of debate among biblical scholars and commentators for centuries. This theme raised theological issue that are in the narrative of the early chapters of the book of Exodus; to whether God has determine Pharaoh’s actions or is Pharaoh’s freedom of self-control is self-possessed until the end. However, this stubbornness of Pharaoh would seem to develop a case of power struggle between them sovereignty of God and a human leader. In some aspect, it would seem as if Pharaoh’s resistance was of his free will and in other aspect, it became an ultimate device by God. …show more content…
However, on examining the theological issue raised the arguments would seem to be inconsistent in many ways where there are views that Pharaoh hardened his own heart and also that God was the ultimate cause of this hardening. The Exodus account of the hardening clearly stated that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart (Ex 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17) and that Pharaoh hardened his own heart on three occasion (Ex 8:15,32; 9:34). These views reflect to whether Yahweh was the ultimate cause from the beginning or did Pharaoh’s obstinacy and stubbornness was the cause of his heart been hardened? or was the heart of Pharaoh was already hard? Still most scholars and commentators would seem to agree on the purpose of divine sovereignty was at work in relation to the plaque narrative and Pharaoh’s lack of knowledge of Yahweh. Although, there are no real consensuses among scholars and commentators that Yahweh has intervene in Pharaoh’s choice. Most Christians and believers seem to debate these issues to why God hardened the heart of Pharaoh’s and did Pharaoh have a choice in the matter from first